Alexander Vedernikov (bass)

Alexander Filippovich Vedernikov (; 23 December 1927 – 9 January 2018) was a Soviet and Russian opera and chamber singer (bass) and teacher. He was the soloist of the Bolshoi Theatre of the USSR from 1958–1990.

His son was the Russian conductor Alexander Vedernikov.

Awards

Winner of the performers competition of World Festival of Youth and Students (2nd Prize, 1953) Winner of Robert Schumann International Competition for Pianists and Singers (1956) Winner of the All-Union competition for the execution of works by Soviet composers (1st prize, 1956) Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1961) People's Artist of the RSFSR (1967) USSR State Prize (1969) People's Artist of the USSR (1976)

References

External links

Biography on the site of the Russian Opera Theater (in Russian) Оперная дискография

1927 births

2018 deaths

Soviet male opera singers

People from Sovetsky District, Kirov Oblast

People from Yaransky Uyezd

Communist Party of the Soviet Union members

Honorary Members of the Russian Academy of Arts

Moscow Conservatory alumni

Honored Artists of the RSFSR

People's Artists of the RSFSR

People's Artists of the USSR

Recipients of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class

Recipients of the Order of Friendship of Peoples

Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour

Recipients of the USSR State Prize

Russian basses

Russian music educators

Soviet music educators